Hebrew and Chewa
Countries
Israel
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Israel
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Zambia
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Zulu language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Zikomo
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Chonde
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
pepani
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Israel
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Israel
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
hébreu
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Hebräisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Chewa people
Origin
1000 BC
15th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
hebr1246
nyan1308
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Hebrew and Chewa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Hebrew and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Chewa Speaking population
Hebrew and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Hebrew and Chewa on Hebrew vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Chewa Language Codes
Hebrew and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.